Sebastian Bowen, Author at The Motley Fool Australia

Recent Articles

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Financial Shares

Why is the AMP share price smashing the ASX 200 on Tuesday?

January 31, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Why are investors flocking to the financial services company?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Coles share price surges, brokers say more gains to come

January 31, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

ASX brokers are loving Coles right now...

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Dividend Investing

Hoping to bag the supersized AFIC dividend? You'd better be quick

January 31, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Time is running out to bag AFIC's big dividend...

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Share Market News

Forget lithium! I'm using the Warren Buffett method to help find winning ASX shares in 2023

January 31, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

ASX lithium shares may have some hindering characteristics.

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ETFs

3 ASX ETFs you might not know pay dividends

January 30, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

These ETFs have surprisingly large dividend yields...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

January 30, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Some big moves in the lithium space are driving share volumes on Monday.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX All Ords shares trading ex-dividend this week

January 30, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

These ASX shares are about to pay out... but you'd better be quick

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Share Gainers

2 ASX shares exploding over 17% on strong updates

January 30, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

These two ASX shares are making investors rich this Monday...

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Share Market News

4 ASX All Ords shares insiders have been buying up in January

January 30, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

These insiders are putting money where their mouths are.

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How to invest

Want to invest successfully? You need to do this with your dividends

January 28, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Here's why dividends can make or break an investor...

Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Friday

January 27, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Lithium and coal are driving ASX trading volumes this Friday...

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Technology Shares

These ASX 200 tech shares are leading the market today

January 27, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Why are ASX 200 tech shares on fire this Friday?

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Energy Shares

Why is the Whitehaven Coal share price tanking 6% today?

January 27, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

This coal miner is being put out to pasture by investors today.

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Bank Shares

Why did the CBA share price just hit a new 52-week high?

January 27, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Here's what's going on with the ASX banks's shares today.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why I think Woolworths shares aren't worth the worry

January 27, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Here's why you might not get your Woolies worth with Woolworths shares right now...

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How to invest

How I would use these 3 ASX shares to build a portfolio from scratch

January 26, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Here's how I would build a portfolio from scratch.

Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

January 25, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

We've seen some wild volatility on the ASX today.

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ETFs

Meet the ASX ETF up 40% in 4 months

January 25, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

This ETF has almost tripled the market over the past four months...

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Retail Shares

Why is this ASX retail share suddenly plunging 4% today?

January 25, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Why are Dusk shares falling so dramatically today?

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ETFs

Does the Vanguard Australian Shares ETF's unique structure deliver better returns than the ASX 200?

January 25, 2023 | Sebastian Bowen

Here's what makes Vanguard's Australian shares ETF different...